lawboy

There is very little difference between any of the guns used in production. VERY little difference. Sometimes, a small difference can make a significant benefit to a shooter due primarily to physical limitations, but this is RARE in my opinion. After owning a lot of production-legal guns, I have come to the conclusion that I will shoot the gun that I have the most emotional connection to. In other words, I shoot what I like and want to be shooting. A gun I think is bad ass inspires me to practice more, shoot more matches, handle it more. As a result, I shoot it better and place better. So, just find what really lights your fire and shoot that.

The rules do not say things that were designed to be flashlights are illegal. It says flashlights are illegal. If the object that formerly could produce a beam of projected light is rendered incapable of doing so, then it is not a flashlight. It is an object that used to be a flashlight. Makes sense to me.

Still looks dorky to me.

Fascinating thread. I think if you shoot long enough you get to where you are both assessing your performance at every match, and shooting to beat the competition. At any given time, you may be focused more on one than the other but you are still heavily involved in both endeavors mentally. If the competition at a match is lackluster, I tend to discount my win and focus more on my stage performance as a measure of how I did. By that I mean my execution of my plan and the individual skills required in shooting the stage. If the competition was very tough, I will focus more on my scores relative to the other shooters, and on any differences in our stage plans.

I have never shot the Spartan. I have shot a couple of the SA Loaded 9mm guns and both of the ones I shot worked well. Both owners are happy with them. I have owned a SA Loaded Longslide 45 since 2004 and it has been just about bullet proof. Broke two rear sight pins, That is all that has gone wrong with the gun in 10 years. The gun has seen at least 20K rounds in that time. Same extractor, same ejector, same firing pin, same front sight (I changed rear to a fixed of my liking), same firing pin retaining plate. I vote SA.

Kart make a W/N ramped barrel in .40SW. I have one of these in a SS build and it shoots great. http://www.shootersconnectionstore.com/Kart-NM-XACT-Fit-Barrel-5-40-SW-Ramped-WN-P2494.aspx Yup. My Kart is 40 S&W N/W ramp.

Motosapiens has it right, as usual. If you have to go to the position anyway, then wait to shoot them closeup because: 1. You have to go there anyway; 2. You can shoot faster when closer; 3. You can shoot A's faster with more certainty closer; 4. The sooner you get to that position the faster the run will be since you have to go there regardless. The better I get at reloads, the less I worry about doing 2. vs. 3 reloads on a stage. More and more, I opt to do an additional reload to improve stage flow, rather than shoot the stage some way that is built entirely around saving a single reload. I keep winning.

I have not gotten into 3-gun. Several reasons for that. But the main reason is that I just enjoy USPSA so much and do not want to take time away from USPSA matches to shoot 3-gun. Another big reason is that I really enjoy DVC and hit factor scoring. The scoring system used in 3-gun does not appeal to me whatsoever. I have a deep commitment to continuing to develop my pistol skills for life. At some point in time that will lead me to 3-gun but so far that has not happened. Prize tables are not an incentive for me. I can buy what I want. I shoot matches because I enjoy them.

I shoot nothing but home cast in 9, 45, and next season 40. Building a 6-inch limited gun now with Kart barrel and bushing. Have test fired it using Ideal # 40043. Shoots plenty good.

I have never failed to improve my score with a reshoot. I love reshoots. To me, the key to doing well on a reshoot is to analyze what you could have done better on the first run and then focus on correcting what ever the mistake was. Most of the time, the mistake has nothing to do with the reason for the reshoot, but every run has some erros that can be corrected. The reshoot is an opportunity to make adjustments.

Position the timer over the rifle's ejection port. I hold the timer over the head of the shooter out of their line of sight and right over the ejection port. Seems to work okay for us. Also, as stated above, increase the sensitivity of the timer if possible.

If you find it amusing then you're passing judgment. I disagree. An opinion does not necessarily require a judgment about the subject matter of the opinion. The opinion can just be a decision about how it will impact the individual forming the opinion. He said he found it amusing, not that it IS amusing per se. :-)

I shot it Sunday. 3.75/3.98 =7.73. 100 pts. PRODUCTION. HF was 77.9. It is it tough classifier.

Bigmatt is right. The DA pull on a tuned gun is no problem. You do not even think about it when shooting if you dry fire like you should. The guns are awesome.

I can't even believe anyone would consider using rollers to paint steel at a match! Just seems like a mess of an idea and a big annoyance to everyone. Spray paint is so obviously superior in every way. It is worth the cost!

Plenty in my garage ... bought in 2008-9 though.

.2 slower on turn and draw in dry fire at 6 yards. Snap head around, pivoting toe of left foot and heel of right foot, then let left leg swing around the rest of the way as I draw.

Bought one, handled it but have not shot it. Toyed with using it for CDP but decided to build a limited 10/limited gun and sent it to ZEV to be chopped and channeled. Will see how it does when it comes back.

For field courses, I focus on reloads, setups, and exits. If you nail those three things, you will be in good shape provided you get your hits, of course. The reloads insure that you arrive with enough ammo on board for each array. The setups insure that you arrive at the array in a position to see everything you need to shoot from the position, ideally without having to move your feet to shoot. The exits insure that you don't break the 180, that you are pointed in the right direction, and that you are moving with urgency. I have never had any problem with field courses when I focus on reloads, setups, and exits. This focus requires that you mentally run the stage many times before you shoot it, just like many posters above had stated.

The part about the neighbors is funny. I live across the street from an elementary school. During the cold months I practice in the house every morning before work in the living room. I have the blinds open for light. So, this past winter it finally happened, a parent saw me in there practicing draws and transitions and called the police, lol. I had no idea. Got home from work and neighbor came over and said cops had been out asking everybody about me and if they had seen me with any guns. So I called the station, explained who I was, and asked for the detective to return my call. He did the next day. I explained what I was doing and there has not been any issue.

Not reloading. Not a DQ. Not stupid. It is unusual. I would not do it. The shot does count for time. RO was wrong.

The Accu Shadow is very cool, but I have to agree. I typically shoot 93-96% of available match points with my regular SP01 Shadow.

Looks like my own view tracks that of most so far. Make ready means make ready. If you don't man it, don't say it.

Simple solution. Make the first shooting position where the targets become available, 10-15 yards from the start location. Now we are back to shooter reaction time to the visual start signal being the major variable. I like the idea.

Okay, this is what occurred. The shooter was in the make ready location. The RO was standing just behind the shooter off his right shoulder, ie., on his gun side as one might expect. The RO says to someone behind the shooter, without warning the shooter, "BACK UP, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE READY." The RO has a pronounced East European accent. All the shooter heard the RO say was "MAKE READY." The RO issued a DQ based on handling a gun without being directed to by the RO. I was not the shooter. I was not the RO. I was not present at the match. However, I know both the shooter and the RO, and the incident was videotaped by a good friend. Is the DQ legitimate? Should the RO have warned the shooter he was going to utter the words "make ready" but that he was not issuing the "make ready" command? If this issue came to you as Range Master at a sanctioned match, would you support the DQ or over turn it? Same question, only now you are on an arbitration committee. I know what I think but want to hear from more experienced shooters. I will say I witnessed the same RO issue the same DQ to another shooter under near identical circumstances a year ago. Sorry about misspelling righteous in the thread title. :-)